知

ji1

[[to know]] | jī dehng 知嗲 — to know what one is doing; to understand the

知

zi3

an alternative form for 智,wisdom | # adapted from cc-cedict

知啲唔知啲

zi1 di1 m4 zi1 di1

(slang) knowing a part of a story | an event | an event | a situation but not al

唔知醜

m4 zi1 cau2

(slang) someone is unashamed; shameless; brazen

明知故犯

ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6

(verb phrase) Violate or make problems purposely

以我所知

ji5 ngo5 so2 zi1

"From what I know..."; syn.: 據我所知

照我所知

ziu3 ngo5 so2 zi1

as far as I know; from what I can tell; to the best of my knowledge

知唔知埞呀

zi1 m4 zi1 deng6 aa3

do you know what you are doing (said in a hostile tone) [colloquial]

知機

zi1 gei1

(verb) to sense danger or trouble is coming; or (verb) to sense an opportunity i

不知所謂

bat1 zi1 so2 wai6

it is used to describe a person or a thing that is absurd and a nonsense

有早知，冇乞兒

jau5 zou2 zi1, mou5 hat1 ji4*1

if a begger knew before hand what choices would lead up to him becoming a beggar

唔知幾

m4 zi1 gei2

don't know why it is so…

生仔唔知仔心肝

sang1 zai2 m4 zi1 zai2 sam1 gon1

able to understand one's children as have given birth to them (slang)

皆知

gaai1 zi1

all known

知識份子

zi1 sik1 fan6 zi2

Intellectual

知錯能改

zi1 co3 nang4 goi2

one must acknowledge one's mistakes first to be able to rectify them

自知之明

zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4

to know one-self thoroughly

知埞

zi1 deng6

to know what one is doing; to understand the rules of the game [colloquial]

知我莫若你

zi1 ngo5 mok6 yoek6 nei5

no one know's me better than you

知微麻利

zi1 mei4*1 maa4 lei6

selfish, calculating; uses others to one's benefit

知無不言

zi1 mou4 bat1 jin4 ,

to tell everything you know without reserve

愚昧無知

jyu4 mui6 mou4 zi1

ignorant